Stories tagged: "Voting Rights Act"

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Courts How an Even More Conservative Supreme Court Could Eviscerate Voting Rights for Black Americans

During her Senate confirmation hearings last week, Judge Amy Coney Barrett would not confirm whether she agrees that the Constitution empowers Congress to protect the vote for all citizens.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil October 20, 2020 2:35 pm EDT
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Voting Today Is the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Here’s What You Can Do.

If you’re looking to help increase voter turnout as the general election draws closer, here are a few groups to check out.

Kathleen Walsh Kathleen Walsh August 6, 2020 2:50 pm EDT
Voting Obama Calls for Expansion of Voting Rights During Stirring Eulogy for John Lewis
Voting Obama Calls for Expansion of Voting Rights During Stirring Eulogy for John Lewis

While honoring Congressman John Lewis, Obama rebuked the GOP and issued an urgent call to action on voting rights.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 30, 2020 5:36 pm EDT
Elections When some Georgia voters endured a pandemic, pouring rain and massive waits earlier this month to cast their ballot, President Donald Trump and other Republicans blamed local Democrats for presiding over chaos. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Elections Coronavirus Shows the Real and Urgent Need for a Fully Restored Voting Rights Act

The chaos surrounding voting in a pandemic is a manifestation of a landmark Supreme Court case that gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

Associated Press Associated Press June 23, 2020 11:09 am EDT
Politics
Politics Only one Republican voted to restore the Voting Rights Act

Once noncontroversial, the landmark law has become partisan in the Trump era.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 10, 2019 5:08 pm EST

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Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election